1974 · possession · exorcist · horror
Beyond the Door
Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis, Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli1h 49m1974
Jessica Barrett, wife and mother of two young children, begins to show signs of demonic possession while pregnant with her third child. As she seeks help from her husband and doctor, a mysterious man approaches her and seems to have some answers.
Our read: Beyond the Door (1974) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive possession · exorcist · horror entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, extreme possession / exorcist, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- inventive
- cold
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